Mt. Desolation

Mt. Desolation is an English band formed by Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin, members of the rock band Keane, as a side-project. Their self-titled debut album was released on October 18, 2010.

The live band consists primarily of Tim Rice-Oxley, Jesse Quin, Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Fimbo, John-William Scott and Phil Renna.

History

The project started during Keane's Perfect Symmetry World Tour in 2009 during a conversation in a bar in Dublin, Ireland. Rice-Oxley and Quin, Keane pianist and bassist, respectively, had the idea of making a country album, but the duo said they did not think they were going to release it. The album was recorded and released in 2010.

Members of Noah & The Whale, The Killers, The Long Winters, The Staves and Mumford & Sons were involved in the album's recording. After their debut show at The Lexington in London in July, the live band toured the UK in September 2010 and the USA & Canada supporting Mumford & Sons in October 2010. The Staves supported the band's UK tour dates.

The band launched a Tumblr blog on 6 November 2014, prompting speculation that the band are recording a new album during Keane's hiatus. This was later confirmed by band member Jesse Quin on his Twitter feed.^[1]

Members

• Tim Rice-Oxley – composition, vocals, piano, keyboards, bass (2010–present)
• Jesse Quin – composition, vocals, guitar (2010–present)

Additional personnel

• Fimbo – drums (2010–present)
• Jessica Staveley-Taylor – backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano (2010–present)
• John-William Scott – bass, guitar (2010–present)
• Phil Renna – fiddle, keyboards (2010–present)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

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Songs in other media

References